22/03 - Patch 4.1 note updates

The notes of the Patch 4.1 in the Public Test Realms have been updated!

The most important changes:

• The amount of guild experience awarded because a rated guild Battleground group wins has been dramatically increased.
• Players now receive guild experience for Honorable Kills on the field.
• Players now receive Guild XP from winning Battlegrounds if they do so past level 80.
• Arena groups now receive guild experience for victories. The entire group must be from the same guild to earn this experience.
• All items available for purchase with Honor or Justice Points from partner vendors have seen their prices reduced by 50%.
• The Ring of Valor is back! It should be playable again in the arena map rotation.

The rest of the changes after the jump.

Achievements

• A new Feat of Strength with the associated title, "the Acaparacamels", has been associated for players who have defeated Dormus the Acaparacamels and obtained the Reins of the Gray Riding Camel - because there must always be a Acaparacamels.
• PvP
  • Rated Battlegrounds
    • The achievement for winning 100 rated Battlegrounds has been renamed "Veteran of the Alliance" and "Veteran of the Horde", and these titles are now rewarded.
    • Achievements for winning 300 Battlegrounds have been added, awarding the titles "Warbound" and "Warbringer" for the Alliance and Horde respectively.
  • Arathi Basin
    • The achievement The victory was clear * ahem * now requires a player to win Arathi Basin by 50 points or less, instead of 10 points or less.
  • The Battle for Gilneas
    • The achievement You want the revenge?»Now requires the player to win The Battle for Gilneas by 100 points or less, instead of by 10 points or less.
    • The achievement "Alone in the mist»Requires the player to defend 2 bases in a single battle, instead of 3.
    • The achievement "One, two, three, little English bird»Requires the player to raid 2 bases in a single battle, instead of 3.
    • The achievement "I am not just anyone»Now requires a total of 10 flag defenses, up from 50.
    • The achievement "Battle Star for Gilneas»Now requires a single round and flag defense in a battle, up from 2.

Classes

Death Knight

• Talent Specialization
  • Profane
    • Desecration no longer triggers when an applicable hit hits a target immune to root effects. This is primarily to prevent unnecessary spell effects from accumulating during boss encounters.

Wizard

• Frostbolt damage has been increased by 10%.
• Talent Specialization
  • Frost
    • Fingers of Frost damage bonus applied to Ice Lance has been increased to 25%, up from 15%.

Paladin

• Talent Specialization
  • Sagrado
    • Illuminated Heal Shield duration is now 15 seconds, up from 8 seconds. Additionally, Enlightened Healing has been increased to give a 1.5% effect per point of Mastery, up from 1.25%.

Dungeons and Raids

The North Massacre

• Gordok's Yard Key in Fengus's Chest regenerates after a few seconds.

The Mechanar

• The Legion Cache now unlocks when the Giromata Gatekeeper is turn-eliminated.

Uldaman

• The Staff of Prehistory is no longer required to open the doors in the map room.
• Baelog's chest has received new loot. If it's gray that's fine, right?

Zul'Farrak

• Executioner's Keys are no longer required to open Troll cages.

Brotherhoods

• The amount of guild experience awarded because a rated guild Battleground group wins has been dramatically increased.
• Players now receive guild experience for Honorable Kills on the field.
• Players now receive Guild XP from winning Battlegrounds if they do so past level 80.
• Arena groups now receive guild experience for victories. The entire group must be from the same guild to earn this experience.

Objects

• All items available for purchase with Honor or Justice Points from partner vendors have seen their prices reduced by 50%.
• Maelstrom Crystal can now be purchased with Honor or Justice points from partner vendors.

PvP

• Arenas
  • The Ring of Valor is back! It should be playable again in the arena map rotation.
  • New starting areas have been added to the Ring of Valor. Players will no longer enter the Arena by elevator. Has been deleted. Instead, players will start in a room at opposite locations in the Arena.

Missions and Creatures

• The loot of the creatures Garr, Julak Doom, Mobus, and Poseidus has been adjusted to commensurate with their rarity and effort invested.

User interface

• Guild Finder has been implemented! As we continue to refine this feature, we invite all testers to give it a try. Feedback can be given here.